“For the Trump administration, China’s being defined not as a rival, but as an enemy. It would be interesting to understand the effect of the incoming 10% tariffs as a protection towards the export of economic distortion coming from Beijing. They may actually generate a forced positive trend in terms of trade and investment from China into the region. And this this will increase the role of PRC, maybe also creating a sort of dependency.”
Enrico Fardella (T.wai & University of Naples “L’Orientale”) and Andrea Ghiselli (T.wai & Fudan University) are discussants of the Roundtable on the US elections and China’s Policies in the Middle East featured in the podcast “Gauging the Impact of a Second Trump Presidency on U.S.-China Relations in the Middle East” of the China Global South Project.
Head of Project
Prof. Enrico Fardella is Associate Professor of International History and Area Studies at the Department of Social and Human Sciences of the University of Naples "L’Orientale". He is Director of T.wai's ChinaMed Project.
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